“We launched Solan Fitness to provide mainstream strength training facilities for everyone; from elite level athletes to first-time gym goers, and to remove the stigma associated with strength training by providing a state-of-the-art facility, where members are educated and supported to achieve their health, fitness and wellbeing goals.
Life Fitness helped us to design a floorplan and install an extensive range of strength equipment that’s accessible for everyone and that provides relevant levels of workouts for everyone, regardless of size, experience or the frequency at which they train.
At Solan Fitness, we’re always looking for new, state-of-the-art equipment and in April 2018 we became the first gym in the UK to install the Hammer Strength HD Athletic Bridge from Life Fitness.
With its several configurations and overhead bridge design, the HD Athletic Bridge has given our gym community a flexible training solution that allows for Olympic lifting, bodyweight training and a range of dynamic, strength-based group workout classes for everyone.
Since its installation, we’ve been able to add a new strength-focused group workout called ‘Ignite’ to our timetable.
It’s also a popular tool for our personal trainers to incorporate into their sessions, thanks to the diverse equipment that is available as part of the Bridge, which includes dumbbells, kettlebells and other functional training equipment.
Using the Bridge this way reinforces our commitment to providing state-of-the-art, mainstream strength training facilities that are accessible to all fitness-goers. It has allowed us to evolve our group training offering with classes appealing to a wide demographic.
It’s brought our community together, with different exercisers training in the same area, further reducing the stigma that inhibits some members from training.”